Politics

Rape victim commits suicide in Jharkhand

Koderma, Sep 18 (ANI): A girl in Jharkhand succumbed after consuming toxic pesticide when she was unable to bear the trauma of being raped. The tragic news came to light in Koderma district of Jharkhand.

Sep 18, 2013

Beluga whale paints pictures in Japan aquarium

A beluga whale paints pictures with a special paintbrush in its mouth at an aquarium in Japan, where the attraction will be opened to visitors at the end of the month. Duration: 00:52

Sep 18, 2013

Japan sports teacher beats boy in YouTube video

A YouTube video showing a volleyball coach repeatedly slapping a schoolboy -- just days after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics -- shocks Japan and is the latest example of brutality to tarnish the country's sport. Duration: 00:28

Sep 18, 2013

Hong Kong couple jailed for abuse of Indonesian maid

A Hong Kong couple is jailed for a shocking string of attacks on their Indonesian domestic helper, including burning her with an iron and beating her with a bike chain. Duration: 01:46

Sep 18, 2013

Looting, misery in flood-hit Mexican resort

Thousands of looters take to the streets in the flood-hit Mexican resort city of Acapulco as exhausted holidaymakers vie to be airlifted out. Twin storms have killed at least 57 people nationwide. Duration: 01:13

Sep 18, 2013

Greenpeace activists scale oil rig in Russian Arctic

Russian coast guards on Wednesday arrested two Greenpeace activists who scaled an oil platform owned by state energy giant Gazprom in the Arctic to protest oil drilling in defiance of warning shots, the environmental group and officials said. Duration: 00:48

Sep 18, 2013

US, Philippines launch war games near South China Sea

The Philippines and the United States launch war games at a naval base facing turbulent waters claimed by China, as the allies seek to highlight their expanding military alliance. Duration: 01:39

Sep 18, 2013

Greece crippled by fresh anti-austerity strikes

Thousands of civil servants demonstrated in Greece on Wednesday in the week's second major protest against planned job cuts, as social tensions rose over a leftist musician's murder by a suspected neo-Nazi. Duration:01:07

Sep 18, 2013

Villagers take up arms against C.Africa ex-rebels

Villagers in the Central African Republic form self-defense militias following what they say were violent abuses by Seleka ex-rebels, with one child saying he will fight to avenge his dead family. Duration: 01:21

Sep 18, 2013

India's 'mini Taj' unveiled after five-year refit

One of New Delhi's most famous monuments, a mausoleum that inspired the Taj Mahal, was officially unveiled Wednesday after a five-year refit that has seen it restored to its original form. Duration: 00:38

Sep 18, 2013

Nigerian MPs brawl in parliament over splinter group visit

Lawmakers in Nigeria's Lower House exchanged blows on Tuesday over the presence in parliament of a splinter group of the ruling party. Duration: 00:39

Sep 18, 2013

Company launches rocket to space station

Orbital Sciences Corp launches the first test flight of its unmanned Antares rocket to the International Space Station, as NASA forges ahead with its plan to privatize US space missions. Duration: 01:18

Sep 18, 2013